Answer:
The components of IT infrastructure are:
- Objectives
- Capabilities
- Data Needs
- Stakeholders
The framework for the IT infrastructure made up of the following four components:
- Objectives: What objectives will it support?
- Capabilities: What capabilities will it need to support these objectives?
- Data: What data are needed? How will the data be organized (architecture) and communicated (standards)?
- Stakeholders: Who are the stakeholders and users?
Other Infrastructure Components
Other infrastructure components are:
- Internet Platforms (Apache, Microsoft IIS, .NET, Unix, Cisco, Nortel, Java)
- Computer Hardware Platforms (Dell, IBM, Sun, HP, Apple, Linux machines)
- Operating Systems Platforms (Microsoft Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac OS X)
- Enterprise Software Applications (including middleware, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Microsoft, BEA)
- Network/Telecommunications (Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, Novell, Cisco, Lucent, Nortel, MCI, ATT, Verizon)
- Consultants and System Integrators (IBM, KPMG, Accenture, Capgemini)
- Data Management and Storage (IBM DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, MYSQL, EMC Systems)